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Developing capacities and opportunities for youth engagement in the agricultural value chain and transformation
Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2011Young people have the potential to make significant contributions to agricultural development at various levels, broadly defined here as the agricultural value chain. It is therefore critical to groom emerging professionals and entrepreneurs to contribute meaningfully to agricultural development initiatives.DocumentTowards enhancing the capacity of the African Union in mediation
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2011Armed conflict is one of the greatest threats to Africa’s development. Today, many African countries are in the throes of civil conflict, several more face a heightened risk of experiencing armed violence, while others are recently emerging from protracted wars. The challenges ahead are sobering.DocumentPeace agreements and durable peace in Africa: Peace Agreements and Durable Peace in Africa: Proceedings from an ACCORD Workshop 14 & 15 September 2009 Durban
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2011The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) held a workshop in Durban, South Africa on 14 and 15 September 2009. The theme of the workshop was ‘Peace Agreements and Durable Peace in Africa’.DocumentIs there a bubble in Saudi real estate?: evidence from the stock market
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012Housing is generally one of the largest sectors in the real economy, and its impact on other sectors, particularly banking, is pervasive. This paper analyses the real estate price data in Saudi Arabia, a country not suspected of experiencing a price bubble, but where restrictive land ownership rights are similar with other countries in the Gulf region.DocumentResolution 1325 in 2020: looking forward, looking back
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2010Women play multiple roles in conflict and post-conflict situations, and these roles extend well beyond those of caregivers and victims.DocumentMake peace happen: strengthening political governance for peace, security and stability in Africa
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2012From 4–5 September 2011, the African Union (AU) convened its second High-level Retreat on the Promotion of Peace, Security and Stability in Africa in Cairo, Egypt.DocumentCivilian capacities in the aftermath of conflict: towards strengthened partnerships with African member states
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2012The Africa Regional Consultation on Strengthening Partnerships for Civilian Capacities in the Aftermath of Conflict, was held in Pretoria, South Africa from 19–20 July 2012.DocumentThe African Union Panel of the Wise: strengthening relations with Similar regional mechanisms
African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2012A report based on the High Level Retreat of the African Union Panel of the Wise on Strengthening Relations with Similar Regional Mechanisms, held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, June 2012. Delegates discussed contemporary challenges to peace and security in Africa and explored the mandates and modalities of the operations of the AU PW and similar mechanisms at regional level.DocumentA multidimensional analysis of water poverty at a local scale: application of improved water poverty index for Tunisia
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012Combining the measure of water availability and the socioeconomic capacity to access it gives new insights in the fields of water resources management and poverty alleviation. The main objective of this study is to improve the theoretical and statistical calculation of the Water Poverty Index (WPI), and to conduct an enhanced application of WPI for the case of Tunisia.DocumentExploring the role of the exchange rate in monetary policy in Egypt
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2012Recent reforms have enhanced the monetary policy framework in Egypt; yet, there is not yet full transparency with respect to other policy objectives besides inflation, namely the stabilisation of the exchange rate, which was officially abandoned as a nominal anchor in 2003.Pages